Teachers need to be more Green Beret

There has been much said about the perceived drop in standing of the teaching profession.

Some of this I put this down to familiarity. A doctor understands the darks arts of medicine, the lay person has no understanding of this as it is cloaked in scientific and latin jargon and they have never opened a living body or studied the internal workings therein.

Similarly, a lawyer understands the dark arts of law. A lay person has no understanding of this as it is cloaked in latin jargon and they have seldom been in a courtroom or studied contracts.

However, though a teacher understands the dark arts of teaching, the lay person knows feels they also understand this having witnessed and experienced its effects as a learner, made clear by the professional using simple English to help them thoughout.

But there is also a lack of confidence shown by the professional teachers themselves. Teachers experience failure, often. But they have also allowed external actors to dictate elements of their practice - most notably, Big Tech companies eager to prove the worth of their tools, spend huge resource on telling teachers why they should adopt their tools, and having done so, on how to use those tools. Their model prioritises efficiency over effectiveness, and might explain the sense of failing that we all feel.

We need to be more like the Royal Marine Commandos. Confident in our training, our skills and our knowledge, and letting noone undermine that confidence. Be more green beret. 

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